Sheet # 255
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
Use drawings, words, or numbers to explain how you got your answer.
1) Jose and Janet received votes in the ratio of 2:3. The number of votes cast was 265. How many votes did each person receive?
2. On a trip to San Francisco, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Maguire shared the driving in the ratio of 6:4. The trip was 660 miles. How far did Mrs. Maguire drive?
3) A recipe for fruit punch says to use 3 cups of grape juice for every 4 cups of orange juice. If Jean wants to make 28 cups of fruit punch, how much orange juice should she use? How much grape juice should she use?
4) The directions in a model kit tell how to mix the right shade of purple: "Mix 3 parts red paint and 2 parts blue paint." How many capfuls of red pain should Brad use to make 10 capfuls of purple?
5) A recipe for lemonade says to use 1 cup of lemon juice for every 3 cups of water. If Laura wants to make 1 gallon of lemonade, how much lemon juice should she use? How much water should she use?
Answers for sheet # 256
1) Jose = 106 votes
Janet = 159 votes
2) Mrs Jackon = 396 miles
Mrs. Maguire = 264 miles
3) 12 cups of grape juice
16 cups of organge juice
4) 6 capfuls of red paint
4 capfuls of blue paint
5) 1 gallon = 16 cups
4 cups of lemon juice
12 cups of water